Bill That Could Vaccinate Californians Against Voting Democrat is Postponed a Week
Sacramento, CA. April 15, 2015. The California Democrats on the Education Committee found they had a new worst nightmare: Senator Richard Pan. A relentless stream of voters and future voters flooded the Capitol in masses not seen for fifteen years except at last week's hearing against SB 277. The message from the voters and future voters was clear: If SB 277 passes, children will be pulled out of school, costing the taxpaers and the schools hundreds of millions of dollars or more.
It is not just the federal education dollars SB 277 is expected to cost California schools. Major lawsuits are also threatened. SB 277, on it's face, violates both the California Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Again and again, it was pointed out by opponents of the bill and by committee members that that education is a "fundamental right." Religious Freedom is one of the Freedoms protected in both the Bill of Rights and the California Constitution. Legal experts pointed out that the bill would receive strict scrutiny by the U. S. Supreme Court rand was expected to be delcared Unconstitutional. Committee members joined the opponents in speaking of how Pan's bill would create an "education crisis." The removal of the religious and personal exemptions as protections against forced vaccinations are expected to result in expensive legal challenges and compensation for future vaccine injuries (with billions already paid out) could cost taxpers hundreds of billions when coupled with the loss of education dollars and damages. Among the organizations likely to engage in expensive challeges to the bill is the ACLU.
It is not just the federal education dollars SB 277 is expected to cost California schools. Major lawsuits are also threatened. SB 277, on it's face, violates both the California Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Again and again, it was pointed out by opponents of the bill and by committee members that that education is a "fundamental right." Religious Freedom is one of the Freedoms protected in both the Bill of Rights and the California Constitution. Legal experts pointed out that the bill would receive strict scrutiny by the U. S. Supreme Court rand was expected to be delcared Unconstitutional. Committee members joined the opponents in speaking of how Pan's bill would create an "education crisis." The removal of the religious and personal exemptions as protections against forced vaccinations are expected to result in expensive legal challenges and compensation for future vaccine injuries (with billions already paid out) could cost taxpers hundreds of billions when coupled with the loss of education dollars and damages. Among the organizations likely to engage in expensive challeges to the bill is the ACLU.
Senator Lori Hancock, whose district showed up en masse to object to SB 277 stated that she could not vote for the bill in its present form. Referring to the bill as "draconian," she impressed voters present from her district, some of whom said she was one leader who had listened to her constituents. In addition to the Constitutional violations and the expectation that a significant percentage of students in California would lose the right to education and the right to be homeschooled, she noted section (b)(11) would additionally allow for the forced vaccination of all California school children with currently unknown or brand new, unsafe vaccines. This would force additional parents to permanently remove their children from the schools to protect them from unknown side effects.
Senator Huff noted that forced California vaccines would not stop unvaccinated tourists from out of state attending Disneyland. He called Dr. Bob Sears forward. Dr. Sears pointed out that, according to the warning on the chicken pox label, vaccinated children are contagious for chicken pox and exposing all around them to chicken pox for six weeks after receiving the vaccine but are not prevented from attending school during the period during which their having been vaccinated exposes countless other students to chicken pox. At the same time, non-contagious unvaccinated children would be prevented from attending schools.
Senate Education Committee Chairman Carol Liu questioned Pan about a previous bill on which he had agreed to create a religious exemption but failed to do so - leaving that task to Jerry Brown to do by executive order. She suggested Pan agree to postpone the vote by a week to allow Pan time to fix problems with the bill that would result in a large segment of California children being shut out of the schools. b Pan appeared nervous and stuttering as the portion of the hearing related to his bill came to a close, esepcially when Liu had this to say.
Senate Education Committee Chairman Carol Liu questioned Pan about a previous bill on which he had agreed to create a religious exemption but failed to do so - leaving that task to Jerry Brown to do by executive order. She suggested Pan agree to postpone the vote by a week to allow Pan time to fix problems with the bill that would result in a large segment of California children being shut out of the schools. b Pan appeared nervous and stuttering as the portion of the hearing related to his bill came to a close, esepcially when Liu had this to say.
"If I were you, I would not take a vote today. Otherwise, I do not think your bill proceeds out of this committee."
Polls conducted by the JusticeGazette.org and other research groups reveal that, should SB 277 be adopted, voters would hold it against Democrats. As many as 50% of Democrats who support vaccines have said they would consider voting independent or otherwise if this bill passes. Polls also reveal it could have a negative impact on Hillary Clinton's candidacy in CA. It appeared that Senators on the Education committee may have had concerns about the political impact of supporting that bill as well. Even co-sponsor Senator Marty Block said he might vote against the bill on the floor. Voters from Pan's district speaking out against the bill said they would hold it against him in the next election.